In filming this first project, I ran into much more difficulty than I thought. I attempted to operate both the camera and a shotgun mic mounted on a boom pole. I also had a light on a stand I needed to move around depending on where in the office I was shooting. This is because i wanted to keep the office dark, but not too dark so that it made it hard for the camera to pick up quality images of what I was filming. One of the shots I feel is a little too well lit. It wasnt easy to handle both the boom and the camera, but I made it work. One or two shots I caught my reflection in and had to either reshoot or fix in post. The large amount of windows and glass in the office made for an interesting, yet experience filled shoot when it came to figuring out how to position the camera around so many reflections without catching any of them.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/10/01/health.job.making.depressed/index.html

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both are for Project 1 - to help better understand the characters emotions.

Project 1 ideas (Advanced Production Workshop)

open with a man working in his office (OTS shot looking at door to his office/cubicle).

it is the end of the day and others in the office are leaving (fellow employee pops in to tell MC that it is five o'clock.)

(camera shift to MCU of MC) "i'll be leaving as soon as i ..."

(camera shift MC in foreground and people leaving in background)

(CU of clock, slow fade to 5:45, slow fade to 6:33, slow fade to 7:04)

(camera shift to MC looking exausted, about to fall asleep, lights in office are off/dim and office has different feel to it)

MC tries to leave and doors are locked, after searching for a way out he finds a key and opens a door. MC steps through door and into other side of the office. when he realizes where he is he turns around as the door slams shut behind him. eerie red lighting floods the room. slow close-up on MC's face. cut to black.

artists statement: this short is meant to visually express the metaphor of the average worker who feels stuck in or imprisoned by their job. Main Character expresses feelings of Frustration, Anger, and Sadness with his current reality.